Ms Dynamite-Judgement Days-CD-FLAC-2005-THEVOiD

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 Info   
     Artist  | Ms Dynamite
     Title   | Judgement Days
     Genre   | R&B                                  Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 54:05
     Label   | Polydor Records                      Store   | 2005
     Catalog | 9873727                              Rip     | 2022
     Bitrate | 919 kbps                             Size    | 373.73 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. Judgement Day                                               4:23
     02. Father                                                      3:56
     03. Put Your Gun Away (Feat. Sincere)                           4:11
     04. Back Then                                                   3:47
     05. Fall In Love Again                                          3:32
     06. Not Today                                                   3:32
     07. You Don't Have To Cry (Feat. Lil Wayne)                     4:46
     08. Unbreakable                                                 3:30
     09. Pain                                                        4:23
     10. Shavaar                                                     4:08
     11. Gotta Let It Go                                             4:12
     12. She Don't Live Here Anymore (Feat. Chink Santana)           5:00
     13. Mr. Prime Minister                                          4:45
 Notes  
     Ms. Dynamite (aka Niomi McLean-Daley) grew up in North London, listening to
     reggae and turning to hip-hop at the age of 12. Even when she wanted to
     become either a primary school teacher or a social worker, her passion for
     music was stronger. After starting out in a pirate radio station called RAW
     FM, Ms. Dynamite met Richard Forbes (aka Sticky) in a West End club. The
     two began working on her debut single, "Boo!," licensed from DJ Jason
     Kaye's Social Circles label to London Records.
     Punch, Salaam Remi, Tony Kelly, and Dave Kelly produced her first
     full-length record in Miami, New York, and Jamaica. A Little Deeper
     featured the hit singles "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" and "It Takes More." In September
     2002, Ms. Dynamite became the first Black female artist to achieve a
     Mercury Music Prize, beating favorites the Streets, the Coral, and even
     music legend David Bowie. Three years later, she released her second album,
     Judgement Days.
     After winning the 2002 Mercury Music Prize Award and a host of Brits the
     following year for her ground-breaking debut album A Little Deeper, U.K.
     MC/vocalist Ms. Dynamite's career crashed almost as rapidly as her rise
     from the underground, thanks to a series of rather unfortunate events which
     contradicted her previous vocal social conscience. Arrested for a brawl
     outside a London nightclub, she was then convicted of assaulting a police
     officer while in custody, a far cry from the refreshing anti-crime message
     that set her apart from her US 'gangsta' contemporaries.
     It was a stance she continued to promote just six months prior on her
     long-awaited sophomore album, Judgement Days, with songs tackling firearms
     ("Put Your Gun Away"), racial violence ("Self Destruct") and child abuse
     ("Father"). But even before her hypocritical brushes with the law,
     Judgement Days' dominating themes of political and social injustice feel as
     though Dynamite is trying a little too hard to put the world to rights. Of
     course, it's admirable when hip-hop artists provide a welcome antidote to
     the meaningless bling-obsessed lyrics that define the genre.
     But whereas A Little Deeper showed some restraint and even flashes of humor
     in her unique dissection of British life, the pure anger and constant
     preaching on Judgement Days makes you feel like you're being repeatedly
     battered over the head at a highly fraught protest march, particularly on
     the Tony Blair-baiting "Mr. Prime Minister." The constant diatribes may be
     a little easier to swallow if they were accompanied by the kind of
     inventive hook-laden, ragga-infused hip-pop she displayed early in her
     career.
     But despite the presence of esteemed pop producers Christian Karlsson
     (Britney Spears) and Reza Safinia (Kylie Minogue), the majority of its 13
     tracks serve up a meandering and aimless supply of watered down nu-soul,
     insipid acoustic R&B, and phoned-in guest appearances from the likes of Lil
     Wayne, Chink Santana, and UK rapper Sincere.
     The authentic lover's rock reggae of the toe-tapping, Ken Boothe-sampling
     "Fall in Love Again," the uplifting summery vibes of "Shavaar," a heartfelt
     ode to her newborn son, and the gorgeous, twinkling production of the Mary
     J.Blige-esque "Back Then" provide a much-needed gentler and more soulful
     edge to the proceedings, revealing Dynamite's ability to produce light and
     breezy melodies hasn't totally deserted her.

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